· firefighters were ambushed by a gunman, idd as wess roley , while responding to a brush fire in coeur dalene, idaho, on sunday, police said. The sniper was identified as wess roley , 20, kootenai county. · the man accused of killing two firefighters and injuring another after starting a fire and ambushing first responders in idaho lived in oklahoma for nearly a year. · roley , who authorities say took his own life after sunday’s shootings, is suspected of killing two battalion chiefs whose firefighting careers in idaho spanned nearly half a century combined. · kootenai county sheriff bob norris identified wess roley , 20, as the shooter. In a press conference on monday, officials with the kootenai county sheriff’s office said roley was born in california. Roley ignited the brush fire on june 29 and shot three responding firefighters. · on monday, officials identified the shooter as 20-year-old wess roley. A shootout with law enforcement. · officials have identified the sniper who was found dead after starting a fire and fatally shooting two responding firefighters. · roley was born in california and endured a difficult divorce between his parents when he was 10 years old in 2015 — a split which saw his father allegedly threaten to start a fire and shoot his.
